Head of Analysis, Testing and FE development

Job description

The role of a Head of IT Analysis, Architecture, Testing and Front-end Development is a crucial position within an organization, reporting to the Head of IT (executive role). This role involves overseeing and managing all aspects of the IT analysis, IT Architecture, FE development and testing functions to ensure the quality, reliability, and security of the organization’s IT systems and applications. 

Key Responsibilities 

1. Strategic Leadership:  

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Provide strategic leadership for the analysis, IT Architecture, frontend development, and testing teams. 

2. Team Management:  

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Recruit, train, and mentor high-performing teams of analysts, architects, frontend developers, and testers. Foster a collaborative and innovative work environment across all the team and develop and maintain relationship with customer. 

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Oversee the analysis processes, ensuring comprehensive understanding of project requirements and effective communication with development and testing teams. 

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Provide technical oversight for frontend development, guiding architecture, design, and technology selection. 

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Ensure comprehensive testing plans are developed and executed, incorporating both manual and automated testing methodologies to define and enforce quality standards for software development projects. 

3. Project Planning and Execution:  

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Collaborate with project managers to plan and execute projects, ensuring effective coordination between analysis, frontend development, and testing phases. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and meeting quality standards. Involves external vendors when necessary including – tender process management and PO process management in close collaboration with Procurement. 

4. Customer satisfaction: 

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This role is being considered as customer facing role. Successful candidate is able to develop and maintain close relationship with customer, build trust and deliver the best in class solutions within the requirements as well as able to elaborate on prioritizing in fast paced environment 

5. Collaboration and Communication:  

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Foster effective collaboration between the sub teams. Collaborate with other IT leaders, project managers, vendors and business stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of processes and clear communication. 

6. Planning: 

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Is responsible for planning and budgeting. Is able to understand and vindicate the financial spend in the area s/he is responsible for. Is involved in budget planning process and understands the elementary financial processes related to SW development, ownership and maintenance. 

  

Key Requirements/Skills/Experience 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 

• Proven leadership experience in analysis and SW development or testing roles. 

• Expertise in frontend technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, frameworks), analysis processes, and 

software testing methodologies. 

• Strong project management skills and experience with agile methodologies. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

• Ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions. 

• Solid understanding of Financial processes, Vendor management and Procurement processes 

• Experience in Insurance business is a plus 

• Language: Czech or Slovak (fluent), English (B2) 

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. 
We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
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